Level 1 sweep and inspection to the NFPA 211 annual standard - flue, crown, cap, and flashing checked and photographed
Chimney sweep logs do not sweep chimneys. They loosen some creosote - which then falls where a brush and vacuum still have to collect it.
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AfterFast, Reliable Chimney Cap & Crown Across Madison Heights
Chimney cap and crown work in Madison Heights typically runs $385-$1,450 depending on whether we’re repairing an existing crown, installing a new cap, or rebuilding a multi-flue crown on one of the 1950s-era chimneys common to this city. We’re in Madison Heights weekly, and we know exactly what these 50-to-70-year-old masonry chimneys throw at us. If you’re seeing spalling brick, water in the firebox, or a rusted-out cap on your ranch home, call (980) 580-8641 for a written price before any work starts.
Why Emberly Chimney Cleaners Is Madison Heights’s Preferred Chimney Cap & Crown Company
Madison Heights homeowners tend to ask the same question: “Can you show me what’s wrong?” That’s the question we’ve built our whole process around. Every visit includes a camera-scan inspection under NFPA 211 Level 2, and you walk away with a photo record of what we found. Clause 4 of the Haven Standard requires that documentation on every job, and it has since 2009. No flashlight glance, no “trust me” estimate. You’ll see the cracked crown or the ghost flue with your own eyes before anyone touches a trowel.
Our crews work the dense blocks between 11 Mile and 13 Mile Road regularly, and Corrine Halstead runs our operations with a simple rule: a written price, a written scope, and a written warranty before work begins. That’s Haven Standard Clause 1. We’re not the cheapest in Madison Heights, and we don’t try to be. We’re the company that puts the evidence in your hands and lets you decide. Homeowners who bought their ranch homes between 2015 and 2025 tend to appreciate that more than a sales pitch.
Every technician is background-checked and uniformed. License information is on the page when you book. You get a named tech assigned and a text when they’re on the way. And if something isn’t right, the 365-Day Done Right Promise means we make it right. That’s stamped on every job.
Our Chimney Cap & Crown Services in Madison Heights
Cap Installation
A new stainless cap on a Madison Heights ranch typically runs $385-$620 installed, including the mounting hardware and a written warranty. The cap sits over the flue opening and does two jobs: it keeps rain, snow, and squirrels out, and it contains sparks. For homes with that second abandoned oil flue, a standard single-flue cap won’t seal the problem. Our crew will camera the full stack and recommend exactly what the setup calls for.
Cap Replacement
Rusted or missing caps are common on these 1950s and 60s chimneys. Cap replacement in Madison Heights runs $395-$680 depending on flue size and access. A cap that’s rotted through at the base or has lost its screen is no better than no cap at all. We stock common sizes from Copperfield and Olympia Chimney, so a replacement usually happens in one visit. If the flue is an unusual size from an oil-to-gas conversion, we’ll fabricate or order the match and have it in within the week.
Crown Repair
Crown repair is the service we’d put at the top of the list for most Madison Heights homes. The original concrete crowns on these 1950s chimneys are cracked, spalled, or just gone in a lot of cases. A typical crown repair using a proper expansion joint and flexible sealant runs $450-$900. Patch-and-paint won’t survive a southeast Michigan winter. We rebuild the crown so water sheds away from the flue, not toward it. On homes between 11 Mile and 13 Mile, that’s the difference between a crown that lasts five years and one that lasts twenty.
Crown Coating
A crown coating on an intact but aging crown runs $300-$550 in Madison Heights. It’s a preventive step, not a repair. If the crown is already spalling or has a crack wider than a dime, coating it won’t fix the underlying problem. We’ll tell you plainly when a coating makes sense and when you need a full rebuild. Freeze-thaw cycles in this city will find every hairline crack in a crown within one or two winters. A breathable elastomeric coating can buy you years if applied before the damage compounds. If the crown’s already failing, skip the coating and fix it properly.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
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We install and service caps and crowns using materials from Copperfield, Olympia Chimney, Gelco, and HeatShield. These are the brands we trust because they hold up to Michigan winters and their warranties are actually honored. Because our crews serve Madison Heights every week, we keep the most common cap sizes and crown materials on hand. You’re not waiting two weeks for a part to ship while a cracked crown lets snowmelt into your firebox.
Common Chimney Cap & Crown Problems We See in Madison Heights Homes
- Freeze-thaw crown failure: Southeast Michigan temperatures cross 32°F dozens of times per season. Water seeps into hairline cracks during thaws, then expands as ice. On 50-year-old Madison Heights crowns, this spalls concrete and separates liners. Annual inspection is not optional here.
- Abandoned ghost flues: Ranch homes that converted from oil to gas in the 1970s often have an original oil-flue tile liner still sitting in the stack, caked with old soot and tar. It was never capped, never swept, and never sealed. That’s a hidden moisture and fire-risk channel next to the active gas flue.
- Shared stack cross-contamination: In dense attached properties and homes with shared chimney stacks, a neighbor’s gas appliance venting into the same masonry stack can push acidic condensation into your liner. If both flues aren’t properly capped and separated, one home’s problem becomes two homes’ problem.
- Slab foundation settling: Madison Heights’s 1950s slab foundations shift with Michigan’s frost line. That movement cracks the original clay tile crowns just enough that snowmelt drips into the firebox. We see this pattern constantly on the ranch blocks off 12 Mile Road.
Pricing for Chimney Cap & Crown in Madison Heights, MI
Here’s what you can expect in Madison Heights, straight up. A single-flue cap installation runs $385-$620. A custom multi-flue cap, which many of these older ranches need because of the ghost flue, runs $680-$1,100. Crown repair with expansion joint and sealant runs $450-$900. Crown coating on an intact crown runs $300-$550. A full crown rebuild with new flashing runs $700-$1,450. What moves the number: flue count, roof pitch, access, and whether the crown needs a partial teardown. We give you a written price before work starts, always. Every Madison Heights job includes a camera-scan inspection and a photo record. Call (980) 580-8641 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Madison Heights
We’re in Royal Oak, Sterling Heights, Warren, and Roseville regularly. If you live just outside Madison Heights, our Chimney Cap & Crown team can usually reach you within the same week. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Detroit office, with crews serving Madison Heights locally every week. Whether it’s a Madison Heights ranch or a Royal Oak bungalow, the written-price-before-work rule applies the same.
Serving Madison Heights, MI - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Madison Heights area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Chimney Cap & Crown in Madison Heights
Yes. The abandoned oil flue, often caked with old soot and tar from the pre-1970s conversion, should be sealed with its own stainless cover or incorporated into a multi-flue cap. Left open, it’s a direct path for rain, snow, and animals into the shared masonry stack. Our crews regularly find ghost flues on the ranch blocks off 12 Mile Road with water staining around the adjacent active gas liner. Closing off the ghost flue is part of the crown rebuild we’d recommend, not an add-on. Call (980) 580-8641 and we’ll camera the full stack so you can see exactly what’s there.
A properly poured crown with a flexible expansion joint and a water-shedding slope holds up best. Patch-and-seal work tends to fail within one or two Michigan winters. We build the crown so water runs away from the flue, and we use a breathable sealant that flexes with temperature swings instead of cracking. On the dense ranch blocks between 11 Mile and 13 Mile, that’s the difference between a ten-year crown and a two-year crown. We’ll give you a written price and scope before starting.
Yes, a cap can typically be installed on just your flue. But if the stack is shared, we need to check how the flues are separated. Mixed venting in one stack can push acidic condensation into your liner, especially if an abandoned oil flue sits alongside it. We’ll camera-scan the stack and tell you exactly what’s yours to fix. Shared-stack situations are common in Madison Heights’s denser blocks, and we handle them with the same camera-documented process on every job.
No. A new cap keeps water and critters out of the flue, but spalling on the crown is a structural issue that requires crown repair or rebuild. Installing a cap over a failing crown just buys you a few extra months. We’ll tell you straight if the crown needs work before or alongside the cap. That’s the kind of straight talk we give everywhere in Madison Heights: here’s what we found, here’s what it means, here’s the written price.
A multi-flue cap covers both the active flue and the abandoned ghost flue in one sealed unit, preventing water and vermin from entering either one. A standard single-flue cap leaves the ghost flue open. In Madison Heights, where oil-to-gas conversions left tens of thousands of these oversized abandoned liners, sealing both flues is the only way to protect the shared smoke shelf and adjacent liners. We’ll assess whether your chimney needs a custom multi-flue cap or a stainless cover on the ghost flue. Our team walks you through everything with camera evidence in hand.
Contact Emberly Chimney Cleaners in Madison Heights
If you’re in Madison Heights and you’ve got a cracked crown, a rusted cap, or water showing up where it shouldn’t, call (980) 580-8641. We’ll schedule a camera-scan inspection, give you a written price, and show you exactly what’s going on before anything gets touched. No pressure, no diagnostic games. Just evidence, an honest recommendation, and a written warranty when we’re done.
Written by Corrine Halstead, Owner at Emberly Chimney Cleaners, serving Madison Heights, MI.
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